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Boilermaker Hendrik Grobler, 35: ‘ I twice told the cop I could not lie down on the floor because of recent back surgery. He pointed his gun, threatening to shoot me if I didn’t. I showed him my back brace: then he kicked me again. A second cop then also kicked me, a third cop turned me over. Then it was all over: the pain hasn’t stopped since and I can’t move…’ After the beatings and kicks, the young Afrikaner lay paralysed on the floor for 45 minutes: nobody came to help…

Photo: Theana Breuge; article: Hilda Fourie, Beeld.

Thirty-five year old boilermaker Hendrik Grobler may have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair after a brutal assault by three cops at a Gezina, Pretoria petrol station on 21 April. The Afrikaner was an innocent bystander: he and his friend Theuns Potgieter, 33, with him buying a tyre, had a handgun in his belt for self-protection -- (SA is the most violently-criminal society in the world) -- but did not carry his gun-license with him. The brutal assaults against the two Afrikaner men by the gaggle of black cops was filmed on closed-circuit television inside the petrol-station -- and the pictures were published by Beeld newspaper on 2 May.

Grobler had undergone back-surgery ten weeks earlier from which he was recovering, and wearing a back-brace, when the three cops forced him to lie on the floor, kicked him, stood on him and assaulted him. His doctor examined him afterwards and said the nerves and soft-tissue in his back were so badly damaged by the assault that it could take up to twenty years to recover by itself. He’s also beginning to lose the use of his legs.. Mrs Estie Grobler, 33, who is seven months pregnant, has to help him shower: he suffers excruciating pain whenever he moves. He won’t be able to work: “I’ve lost everything because of this .Thanks to the police, I’ve now also lost the use of my legs.’

The Independent Complaint Directorate’s spokesman Moses Dlamini seemed rather casual in his reply to Beeld’s request for comment: merely saying they ‘hadn’t investigated it yet, as they were only ‘taking over the investigation from the police today.’

One family has lived on edge after intruders attempted to break into their cottage on their property on two nights of the Easter weekend. They believe someone is watching their cottage and targetting it. It’s been hit three or four times…

19 May 2011 | Tammy Sutherns Irene Polchet has lived with her husband and her husband’s 92-year-old father on their plot in Glen Austin Midrand for 11 years. Here they have been able to have a garden big enough for their three horses. Four years ago they built a cottage on the property.

But Polchet said, "Someone is watching our cottage." In four years the cottage has been hit by robbers three or four times and always on the days when the tenant is out. Over Easter, their tenants left for a holiday on Good Friday. The Polchets were awoken by the sound of the alarm at about 2am the next morning. Intruders had attempted to break in to the cottage, but managed to get away before security or police arrived."I’ve spent a fortune on security," said Polchet, "a fortune I just don’t have. We’ve had to take a bond out on our house."

Their home is now equipped with electric fencing, extra lighting and a new gate.The next night the robbers returned, using tools to bash through the wall underneath the window of the cottage. They managed to steal laptops, bedding and the kettle before the alarm went off.

Neighbour’s husband was beaten up inside his home:

"We are always scared," said Polchet. She and her husband take turns being at home so as to not leave her father-in-law at home alone after their neighbour’s husband was beaten up in his home."The police are great and are always very sympathetic, but how do we prevent this?"

Buhle Claasen, marketing coordinator for Boulders shopping centre, released a statement on the armed robbery in their Jet store on Sunday. 25 May 2011

source: Tammy Sutherns "An armed robbery occurred at Jet in the Boulders shopping centre in Midrand on Sunday at about 9am.Four men acting as customers entered Jet as the staff opened the store. Two of the men immediately proceeded to the back office, while the other two suspects roamed the store looking at merchandise. The suspects, armed with hand guns, demanded the store manager give them the money from the tills. The Boulders security team suspected something was happening and our control room called the police. They waited for the suspects to exit the centre so as to ensure the safety of the customers. Once the suspects exited the centre and saw the police, they dropped the money and fled. Our security pointed them out to the police. All the money was recovered. The suspects were described as black men, between the ages of 25 and 35 years old. They fled the scene on foot.No customers or staff members were harmed during the robbery. The Midrand police arrived at the scene minutes later."

Melody Venter, general manager at the Boulders said the safety of mall customers was a priority for Boulders owners and management. She added that these incidents were treated very seriously and investigated thoroughly to establish the actual facts and to ensure that Boulders increased security efforts.Venter added, "Despite the mall security's long standing relations with neighbouring community police stations in an ongoing fight against crime in the area, these unfortunate incidents do regrettably occur."Members of the public are encouraged to contact the Boulders centre management directly on matters of concern so that the centre, together with police may deal with them appropriately and swiftly. telephone for details: 011-315-3345

According to Colonel Steven Moodley, station commander of Midrand police, an armed robbery occurred at Jet Stores in the centre. "Constable Tlou Dibete of the Midrand police Sector 5 called for back-up from the flying squad," said Moodley. Moodley added that the response was so quick a security guard was able to point out the suspects to the police as they crossed Old Pretoria Road. "When the police tried to stop the fleeing criminals, one pulled out a firearm and started shooting at the officers," Moodley said. "A shoot-out ensued that fortunately resulted in no injuries." "One of the suspects was arrested and R15 000 in cash and an unlicensed firearm were recovered." Constable Matome Tlamela, spokesman for Midrand police, said that unfortunately the other two suspects managed to escape."The suspect was arrested and will appear in court shortly to be charged with robbery and the possession of an unlicensed firearm," she said.

When the suspected killers of farmer André ‘Brood’ van der Merwe dragged him 1,5km by his feet behind his bakkie, they did not know whether he was still alive: testimony in Ottosdal court

2011-05-24 - Ottosdal. – After three accused black attackers allegedly had shot farmer André (Brood) van der Merwe at his backdoor, tied his feet to his bakkie and dragged him 1,5km, they didn’t know whether he was still alive. This testimony was introduced by the investigating officer in Ottosdal magistrate’s court during the bail application hearing of the accused males. One of these three accused persons, Thabo Matlhoko (24) had overturned the vehicle while driving it to Delareyville – he ‘d lost consciousness and was arrested at the scene. He in turn led the police to the other two suspects. This was the some of the testimony heard in the bail application. (source: Nicolize van der Walt, Beeld). People wept when listening to it in the public gallery.

This was the testimony of the investigating policeman, warrant-officer Pacton Ntlhaile, during the bail application of the three accused in front of magistrate Chadrack Mokobane in the Ottosdal magistrate's court. Accused are Thabo Matlhoko, Diphapang Paul Kwa-Kwa (29) and Shadrack Thapelo Smith (31) of Letsopa-township near Ottosdal. They are expected to plead not guilty to murder charges and other related crimes involving the gruesome death of the popular auctioneer/farmer André ‘Brood’ van der Merwe on his farm Gestoptefontein on 30 April 2011.

The court heard that the bail-applicants were expected to plead not guilty. It was not made entirely clear why they would do this: warrant-officer Ntlhaile had listeners in the public gallery weep with grief when he read a statement by Matlhoko - describing in detail about Mr van der Merwe’s last living moments: "The accused went to Mr Van der Merwe's home near sunset. The accused suspected that Van der Merwe had heard them fiddle with his back door: the farmer stepped outside. When Smith noticed that the deceased had a rifle with him, Smith shot him twice from behind in his neck. Mathlhoko took Van der Merwe's rifle away from him and also fired a shot.'

Post mortem findings do not agree with Mathlhoko’s statement to investigating cop:

However – details from the coroner's report of the injuries, also introduced at the bail application, do not agree with this statement: it showed that Mr van der Merwe was shot four times - twice in the back, once behind the left ear and once in the cheek. The three then tied Mr Van der Merwe 's feet to his, dragging him 1,5km behind his bakkie before leaving his body behind. They didn’t know whether he was still alive at this stage. They took little of real value: some food, cellphones, booze, clothing, shoes and cash. Many other items of value were left behind."Matlhoko told me” -- said the investigating officer -- 'that he wanted to offload the other two and go and have a nice time in Delareyville. He rolled Mr Van der Merwe's bakkie enroute to Delareyville and was knocked unconscious by the crash. He was arrested at the scene. The .38 revolver suspected of being used in the murder was also found at the accident scene. He led us to the two other suspects at 3am on Sunday'.

The Ottosdal community held solemn prayer meetings outside the court room

Threatening phone calls to state-witnesses:

State-prosecutor Stephan Fritz wanted to know whether Mr Van der Merwe may still have been alive when he was dragged behind the bakkie: the investigating officer said ‘he did not know’.

Pro-deo defence counsel Theo Venter pointed out that Matlhoko’s human rights may have been violated, noting that "Matlhoko may not have been fully conscious after the accident, and there was no statement in the dossier in which Matlhoko's rights were explained to him. The investigating officer also did not submit an application to trace alleged threatening phone calls which were made to state witnesses….'

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'Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actionsaiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves.

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